trench

as in ditch
a long narrow channel dug in the earth dug a trench and filled it with water in an attempt to keep the forest fire off her property

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Recent Examples of trench Our favorite affordable trench goes to this classic style from Amazon. Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025 The force can carve a trench into the sand below you and create a rip current, a fast-moving channel of water that will haul your unsuspecting ass out to sea. Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 12 May 2025 Kent just came back inside after digging trenches along the side of our dirt road in the pouring rain. Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025 True to form, the singer’s Jacquemus look was equally glamorous—the white-and-blue striped gown with a floor-sweeping trench was adorned with Pandora jewels that added just the right glimmer. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for trench
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Noun
  • If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 May 2025
  • At least one species known as a ditch lily flourishes under wet conditions.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The developer also would improve and widen streets, including Burlington Avenue and Tuthill Road, to meet city standards, with a 28-foot width, curbs, gutters and storm sewer infrastructure, said Vince Rosanova, attorney for the project.
    Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • The city asked for a new curb and gutter and sidewalk across the length of the frontage, which would destroy the trees there.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
  • That includes Tom Cruise, as covert CIA division agent Ethan Hunt, riding a motorcycle off a 4,000-foot cliff and BASE jumping the final 500 feet of a ravine, or the breathless climactic train mayhem in 2023’s Dead Reckoning, the opening installment of this two-parter.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025

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“Trench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trench. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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